Radeon RX 7700S vs FirePro M5950

Place in the ranking	733	109
Place by popularity	not in top-100	not in top-100
Power efficiency	6.73	27.45
Architecture	TeraScale 2 (2009−2015)	RDNA 3.0 (2022−2024)
GPU code name	Whistler	Navi 33
Market segment	Mobile workstation	Laptop
Release date	4 January 2011 (14 years ago)	4 January 2023 (2 years ago)

Detailed specifications

General parameters such as number of shaders, GPU core base clock and boost clock speeds, manufacturing process, texturing and calculation speed. Note that power consumption of some graphics cards can well exceed their nominal TDP, especially when overclocked.

Pipelines / CUDA cores	480	2048
Core clock speed	725 MHz	1500 MHz
Boost clock speed	no data	2500 MHz
Number of transistors	716 million	13,300 million
Manufacturing process technology	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt
Texture fill rate	17.40	320.0
Floating-point processing power	0.696 TFLOPS	20.48 TFLOPS
ROPs	8	64
TMUs	24	128
Ray Tracing Cores	no data	32

Form factor & compatibility

Information on compatibility with other computer components. Useful when choosing a future computer configuration or upgrading an existing one. For desktop graphics cards it's interface and bus (motherboard compatibility), additional power connectors (power supply compatibility).

Laptop size	medium sized	large
Bus support	n/a	no data
Interface	MXM-A (3.0)	PCIe 4.0 x16
Form factor	MXM-A	no data
Supplementary power connectors	no data	None

VRAM capacity and type

Parameters of VRAM installed: its type, size, bus, clock and resulting bandwidth. Integrated GPUs have no dedicated video RAM and use a shared part of system RAM.

Memory type	GDDR5	GDDR6
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Memory bus width	128 Bit	128 Bit
Memory clock speed	900 MHz	2250 MHz
Memory bandwidth	57 GB/s	288.0 GB/s
Shared memory	-	-

Connectivity and outputs

Types and number of video connectors present on the reviewed GPUs. As a rule, data in this section is precise only for desktop reference ones (so-called Founders Edition for NVIDIA chips). OEM manufacturers may change the number and type of output ports, while for notebook cards availability of certain video outputs ports depends on the laptop model rather than on the card itself.

Display Connectors

No outputs

Portable Device Dependent

API compatibility

List of supported 3D and general-purpose computing APIs, including their specific versions.

DirectX	11.2 (11_0)	12 Ultimate (12_2)
Shader Model	5.0	6.7
OpenGL	4.4	4.6
OpenCL	1.2	2.2
Vulkan	N/A	1.3

Synthetic benchmark performance

Non-gaming benchmark results comparison. The combined score is measured on a 0-100 point scale.

Combined synthetic benchmark score

This is our combined benchmark score. We are regularly improving our combining algorithms, but if you find some perceived inconsistencies, feel free to speak up in comments section, we usually fix problems quickly.

FirePro M5950 3.42

RX 7700S 39.87
+1066%

Passmark

This is the most ubiquitous GPU benchmark. It gives the graphics card a thorough evaluation under various types of load, providing four separate benchmarks for Direct3D versions 9, 10, 11 and 12 (the last being done in 4K resolution if possible), and few more tests engaging DirectCompute capabilities.

FirePro M5950 1314

RX 7700S 15327
+1066%

3DMark 11 Performance GPU

3DMark 11 is an obsolete DirectX 11 benchmark by Futuremark. It used four tests based on two scenes, one being few submarines exploring the submerged wreck of a sunken ship, the other is an abandoned temple deep in the jungle. All the tests are heavy with volumetric lighting and tessellation, and despite being done in 1280x720 resolution, are relatively taxing. Discontinued in January 2020, 3DMark 11 is now superseded by Time Spy.

FirePro M5950 1350

RX 7700S 37918
+2709%

Gaming performance

Let's see how good the compared graphics cards are for gaming. Particular gaming benchmark results are measured in FPS.

Average FPS across all PC games

Here are the average frames per second in a large set of popular games across different resolutions:

900p	24 −1025%	270−280 +1025%
Full HD	26 −362%	120 +362%
1440p	5−6 −1120%	61 +1120%
4K	4−5 −1150%	50 +1150%

FPS performance in popular games

Full HD
Low Preset

Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −700%	88 +700%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Elden Ring	7−8 −1900%	140−150 +1900%

Full HD
Medium Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1067%	100−110 +1067%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −591%	76 +591%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1247%	202 +1247%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −550%	75−80 +550%
Valorant	3−4 −5233%	160−170 +5233%

Full HD
High Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1067%	100−110 +1067%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −518%	68 +518%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Dota 2	10−11 −790%	89 +790%
Elden Ring	7−8 −1900%	140−150 +1900%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −261%	65 +261%
Fortnite	18−20 −811%	170−180 +811%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −1013%	167 +1013%
Grand Theft Auto V	10−11 −1230%	133 +1230%
Metro Exodus	7−8 −1257%	95−100 +1257%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −552%	200−210 +552%
Red Dead Redemption 2	12−14 −550%	75−80 +550%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	12−14 −1083%	140−150 +1083%
Valorant	3−4 −5233%	160−170 +5233%
World of Tanks	60−65 −365%	270−280 +365%

Full HD
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	9−10 −1067%	100−110 +1067%
Counter-Strike 2	10−12 −364%	51 +364%
Cyberpunk 2077	7−8 −1114%	85−90 +1114%
Dota 2	10−11 −1140%	120−130 +1140%
Far Cry 5	18−20 −444%	95−100 +444%
Forza Horizon 4	14−16 −860%	144 +860%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	30−35 −552%	200−210 +552%
Valorant	3−4 −5233%	160−170 +5233%

1440p
High Preset

Dota 2	1−2 −6600%	67 +6600%
Elden Ring	3−4 −2633%	80−85 +2633%
Grand Theft Auto V	2−3 −3250%	67 +3250%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	24−27 −629%	170−180 +629%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1900%	40−45 +1900%
World of Tanks	24−27 −950%	250−260 +950%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	4−5 −1725%	70−75 +1725%
Counter-Strike 2	9−10 −344%	40−45 +344%
Cyberpunk 2077	3−4 −1267%	40−45 +1267%
Far Cry 5	8−9 −1513%	120−130 +1513%
Forza Horizon 4	2−3 −4500%	92 +4500%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	4−5 −1650%	70−75 +1650%
Valorant	10−12 −1045%	120−130 +1045%

4K
High Preset

Dota 2	16−18 −325%	68 +325%
Elden Ring	1−2 −3800%	35−40 +3800%
Grand Theft Auto V	16−18 −325%	68 +325%
PLAYERUNKNOWN'S BATTLEGROUNDS	10−11 −1190%	120−130 +1190%
Red Dead Redemption 2	2−3 −1200%	24−27 +1200%
The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt	16−18 −325%	68 +325%

4K
Ultra Preset

Battlefield 5	3−4 −1467%	45−50 +1467%
Cyberpunk 2077	1−2 −1700%	18−20 +1700%
Dota 2	16−18 −394%	75−80 +394%
Far Cry 5	3−4 −1867%	55−60 +1867%
Fortnite	2−3 −2750%	55−60 +2750%
Forza Horizon 4	1−2 −4700%	48 +4700%
Valorant	3−4 −2133%	65−70 +2133%

1440p
Ultra Preset

Metro Exodus

85−90

+0%

85−90

+0%

4K
High Preset

Counter-Strike 2	40−45 +0%	40−45 +0%
Metro Exodus	30−35 +0%	30−35 +0%

4K
Ultra Preset

Counter-Strike 2

40−45

+0%

40−45

+0%

This is how FirePro M5950 and RX 7700S compete in popular games:

RX 7700S is 1025% faster in 900p
RX 7700S is 362% faster in 1080p
RX 7700S is 1120% faster in 1440p
RX 7700S is 1150% faster in 4K

Here's the range of performance differences observed across popular games:

in Dota 2, with 1440p resolution and the High Preset, the RX 7700S is 6600% faster.

All in all, in popular games:

RX 7700S is ahead in 59 tests (94%)
there's a draw in 4 tests (6%)

Pros & cons summary

Performance score	3.42	39.87
Recency	4 January 2011	4 January 2023
Maximum RAM amount	1 GB	8 GB
Chip lithography	40 nm	6 nm
Power consumption (TDP)	35 Watt	100 Watt

FirePro M5950 has 185.7% lower power consumption.

RX 7700S, on the other hand, has a 1065.8% higher aggregate performance score, an age advantage of 12 years, a 700% higher maximum VRAM amount, and a 566.7% more advanced lithography process.

The Radeon RX 7700S is our recommended choice as it beats the FirePro M5950 in performance tests.

Be aware that FirePro M5950 is a mobile workstation card while Radeon RX 7700S is a mobile workstation one.

Should you still have questions concerning choice between the reviewed GPUs, ask them in Comments section, and we shall answer.